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Collaboration key to net zero

Published
17 October 2022
Categories
Working with our region | Working with business | Science

Working together is the only way communities, businesses and organisations in Yorkshire and Humber can make a successful transition to a low carbon future, says a leading climate scientist.

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Improving patient safety

Published
14 October 2022
Categories
Working with our region | Health

A new research group co-created by the University of Leeds and Bradford hospitals will focus on addressing patient safety challenges within the health and care system.

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Making quantum computing more resilient

Published
14 October 2022
Categories
Technology | Science

Quantum computing systems could be made more stable and efficient thanks to a discovery about the way some atomic particles behave.  

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Celebrating our community with Campus Live

Published
14 October 2022
Categories
Arts & Culture

The University of Leeds has launched its Campus Live programme, inviting students, staff and the local community to get involved in an inspiring series of exhibitions, events and workshops on campus.

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Major boost for healthcare research centre

Published
14 October 2022
Categories
Health

A successful musculoskeletal research partnership between the University of Leeds and the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been extended for a further five years.

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Dynamic oxygen levels may have accelerated animal evolution 

Published
14 October 2022
Categories
Science | Environment

Oxygen levels in the Earth’s atmosphere are likely to have “fluctuated wildly” one billion years ago, creating conditions that could have accelerated the development of early animals, say researchers.

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Lighting up campus: Light Night 2022

Published
12 October 2022
Categories
Arts & Culture | Working with our region

The University of Leeds is hosting three spectacular art installations as part of Light Night 2022.

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Vulnerability and policing research centre launches

Published
12 October 2022
Categories
Working with our region | Society & Politics

A ground-breaking new research centre aims to change how the police, public services and local government work together to help vulnerable people.

Professor Cath Noakes

Leeds professor heads new HSE science group

Published
11 October 2022
Categories
Business & Economy | Working with business | Technology | Science

A leading researcher who played an important role in Britain’s response to the pandemic has been appointed to chair a new science committee.

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Cost of living crisis highlights racial inequalities

Published
11 October 2022
Categories
Society & Politics

Black and minority ethnic people are disproportionately falling faster and further below the poverty line amidst the cost of living crisis, according to a new report.

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Rethinking young women's working lives

Published
6 October 2022
Categories
Business and partnerships | Society & Politics

New research will examine how women’s early experiences of employment shape long-term career paths and reinforce inequalities in the labour market.

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Calculating the carbon cost of food

Published
4 October 2022
Categories
Science | Environment

A calculator which could reduce the level of carbon emissions generated by food production and consumption has been developed by data scientists at the University of Leeds.